St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-01
MINNEAPOLIS NEWS.
SWEET GIRL GRADUATES.
seventeenth Annual Commence.
ment of Bennett Seminary,

ment OF Bennett Seminary.
a large audience assembled at West
minister church last evening to listen to
the graduating exercises of the class of
~, Bennett seminary. The pupils were
shown to their seats by Misses Florence
Macarthur, Jennie Burbyte, Mary Fisk,
May Pierce, Emma Francis and Ger
tude Jones, who filled their posi-
TONS us uSherS with charming
grace and promptneSS, so that
all were well seated when Prof. Morse
began the opening organ solo. The
graduating class, with the distinguished
eSsaylst OF the evening, filed in during
the organ number, taking the front
seats; On the platform sat the princi-
pal or the seminary, Miss Kenyon, one
OF her assistants; j. c. Whitney, presi-
dent OF the board of trustees,
and Rev. j. Woods, who made
tne invocation, The young ladies
were attired in beautiful white gowns
and looked the sweet girl graduates to
perfection.
Inc salutotary was delivered by Miss
MaDelle E. Clark, who, after citing
notable women Of history as worthy the
emulation OF the sex, gracefully well
coined the trustees, teachers, pupils and
friends OF Bennett seminary to the sew
enteeth annual commencement exer-
clSeS.
Miss Emma E. Gridley, the first essay
ISL or the evening, read an eXeellentiy
prepared paper on '..Savonarola." She
gave graphic picture of the social and
reIglouS condition of the republic Of
Florence during the life of the great
Italian reformer, and noted the wonder
1nnIaNpn1nntS of
GrldleyS effort was greeted with hearty
applause, and she was rewarded with a
wealth OF beautiful flowers. Miss Edith
Kingston was excused from reading her
essay on account of sickness. Thought
1ul friends, however, sent to her several
exquisite floral souvenirs of the occa-
sion.
The most interesting number of the
evening was the Distinguished ESSAY"
read by Miss Mae Harris Arson, of the
class OF SO. The vivaeity of Miss An
SOM style and her charming appearance
added much to the effectiveness of an
essay that would have commanded at
tention under any circumstances. The
lady spoke of ''ShakeSpeare'S Women"
ana with keen insight into the pecul-
iarities of each, she rapidly sketched
Tor her auditors few of the bard's he
rolneS: Miranda, Beatrice, Anne Neville.
Lady Macbeth. Rosalind, Cordelia and
Jullet; each Ill turn were cited as exam
pies OF the varied phases of wOmanhood,
Whlch none knew better how to depict
than Shakespeare. The manifest inter
est OF the audience was merited COM
pllment to an excellent paper.
Miss Clark, the Salutatorian. then read
one OF the many beautiful creations of
sentiment born of commencement, and
suggestive of the opening of life to the
Sch0ol girl who has thus far been en-
deaVorlng to secure the great ''key" to
success and happiness. The essay was
well written and the sentiments it con-
tanned were pure and healthy.
The last esSayist, Miss Irene F.
Woods, had chosen Colonial GROWTH
: for her subject. Hastily tracing the
settlement of the world from remote
I times, she came at length to. America
and PLYMOUTH, and having arrived at
plymouth, what more natural than
deftly-lntfeduced reference to the Puri-
tan maiden as an example of the
Womanly virtues? Miss Woods turned
from the coloHists of history to her
classmates, whom she likened to colo
nists going forth into the world, and for
them she pronounced the valedictory
ADDRESS, dwelling, with especial
oSIiuOIuVoo VII tIlt IGIdUlOnS SuS-
tanned by the class of 'S7 to the beloved
principal of the seminary, Miss Kenyon.
All the young ladies received presents
and at the close of the exercises they
were completely hemmed in with the
floral gifts of admiring friends. The val
edictery over, Miss Kenyon presented
the four young lady graduates to the
president of the board of trustees. J. G.
Whitney, who, after few words to the
audience, whose attention he called to
this class as fairly representative of the
100 young ladies who have graduated
from Bennett during the past seventeen
years, and bespeaking for the school
the cordial interest and support of the
public, addressed each fair graduate bv
her given name, and with few words
OF kindly counsel and congratulation
presented to each the diploma of the in
Stitution.
The programme was enlivened at in
tervals with eXcellently rendered organ
solos by G. II. Morse, of the conserva-
tory, who is also instructor in music in
the seminary.
The benediction was pronounced, and
one more class was uShered out into
cold, heartless world.